There had been friction between justice Maheshwari, who took over as Andhra Pradesh chief justice in October 2019, and Jagan Reddy. In March, the high court put a spoke in the state government’s decision to paint panchayat buildings with the colours of the ruling party . A month later, the high court set aside Reddy’s decision to introduce English as the medium of instruction in government schools. Amaravati had been designed the capital of Andhra Pradesh by Jagan Reddy’s predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu. My only endeavour is to uphold the majesty of law,” justice Kumar said.

Source: Hindustan Times December 30, 2020 18:25 UTC